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- H. H. AsquithPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916
- H. R. Nicholls SocietyThe HR Nicholls Society is an Australian think tank that focuses on industrial relations.
- Habib BourguibaPresident of Tunisia from 1957 to 1987
- Habib Bourguiba bibliographyThe Habib Bourguiba bibliography includes major books about President Habib Bourguiba of T
- Hachisuka MochiakiMarquess Hachisuka Mochiaki (蜂須賀 茂韶, 28 September 1846 – 10 February 1918) was the 14th an
- Hacienda LuisitaHacienda Luisita is a 6,453-hectare sugar plantation located in the province of Tarlac. Th
- Hadiza ShagariHadiza Dawaiya Shagari, also known as Hadiza Shehu Shagari (1940/41 – 12 August 2021) was
- HadrianRoman emperor from 117 to 138
- Hafez al-AssadPresident of Syria from 1971 to 2000
- Hafizullah AminAfghan communist politician (1929–1979)
- Haile SelassieEmperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974
- Hairan IIHairan II was a Palmyrene prince, the son of king Odaenathus and, possibly, his second wif
- Halfdan Long-LegHalfdan Long-Leg (Old Norse: Hálfdan háleggur, Norwegian: Halvdan Hålegg) was a Viking-Age
- Hamad bin Isa Al KhalifaEmir/King of Bahrain since 1999
- Hamad bin Khalifa Al ThaniEmir of Qatar from 1995 to 2013
- Hamani DioriPresident of Niger from 1960 to 1974
- Hamearis lucinaHamearis lucina, the Duke of Burgundy, the only member of the genus Hamearis, is a Europea
- Hamid KarzaiPresident of Afghanistan from 2002 to 2014
- Hamida Banu BegumPadshah Begum of Mughal Empire (1527–1604)
- Hamilcar I of CarthageMagonid king of Carthage from 510 to 480 BC
- Hamilton FishAmerican politician (1808–1893)
- Hammam SousseHammam Sousse (Tunisian Arabic: حمّام سوسة) is a coastal town in eastern Tunisia. It is lo
- Hammer DeRoburtPresident of Nauru (1922–1992)
- Han Lin'erChinese rebel leader (died 1367)
- Hannelore KohlJohanna Klara Eleonore "Hannelore" Kohl (née Renner; 7 March 1933 – 5 July 2001) was the f
- Hanover TavernThe Hanover Tavern is a community center, theatre, and recreational tavern located in Hano
- Hans FrankGerman politician and war criminal (1900–1946)
- Harald Bluetooth10th-century King of Denmark and Norway
- Harald FairhairLegendary first king of Norway
- Harald HardradaKing of Norway from 1046 to 1066
- Haridas KesariaHaridas Kesaria or Haridas Mahiyaria (d. March 1527) was a 16th-century Mewar chieftain, w
- Hariri familyThe Hariri family is a prominent family from Lebanon, involved in politics and business. T
- Harlan F. Stone Supreme Court nominationsUnited States Supreme Court nominations
- Harold GodwinsonKing of England in 1066
- Harold MacmillanPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1957 to 1963
- Harper, LiberiaHarper, situated on Cape Palmas, is the capital of Maryland County in Liberia. It is a coa
- Harry S. TrumanPresident of the United States from 1945 to 1953
- HarshaEmperor of Kannauj from 606 to 647
- HarshacharitaBiography of Indian emperor Harsha by Banabhatta
- HarthacnutKing of England (1040–42) and Denmark (1035–42)
- Harun al-Rashid5th Abbasid caliph (r. 786–809)
- Hassan Gouled AptidonPresident of Djibouti from 1977 to 1999
- Hassan IIKing of Morocco from 1961 to 1999
- Hassan RouhaniPresident of Iran from 2013 to 2021
- Hassanal BolkiahSultan of Brunei since 1967
- Hastings BandaPresident of Malawi from 1964 to 1994
- HatshepsutPharaoh of Egypt from 1479 to 1458 BC
- Hawaii Admission ActStatute which established the State of Hawaii
- Hawaii Territorial LegislatureThe Hawaii Territorial Legislature was the legislative body of the Territory of Hawaii fro
- Hayam WurukJavanese Hindu emperor (1334–1389)
- Hayato IkedaPrime Minister of Japan from 1960 to 1964
- Hayden StarkeSir Hayden Erskine Starke KCMG (22 February 1871 – 14 May 1958) was an Australian judge wh
- Health in BhutanHealth in Bhutan is one of the government's highest priorities in its scheme of developmen
- Healthcare in RwandaHealthcare in Rwanda was historically of poor quality, but in recent decades has seen grea
- Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum SteinPrussian statesman (1757-1831)
- Heinrich von BrühlPolish-Saxon statesman (1700–1763)
- Helen ClarkPrime Minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008
- Helena, mother of Constantine IRoman empress and saint (c. 246–c. 330)
- Helmand ProvinceLargest province of Afghanistan
- Helmut KohlChancellor of Germany from 1982 to 1998
- Helmut SchmidtChancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1982
- HelwanDistrict of Cairo in Egypt
- Hendrik VerwoerdPrime Minister of South Africa from 1958 to 1966
- Henri ChristopheHaitian revolutionary; founder and ruler of the Kingdom of Haiti (1807–11)
- Henri-Guillaume SchlesingerHenri-Guillaume Schlesinger, originally Wilhelm Heinrich Schlesinger (6 August 1814, in Fr
- Henrietta TempleHenrietta Temple is the ninth novel written by Benjamin Disraeli, who would later become a
- Henry AddingtonPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1804
- Henry Cabot LodgeAmerican politician (1850–1924)
- Henry Campbell-BannermanPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1905 to 1908
- Henry ClayAmerican politician (1777–1852)
- Henry Clinton, 7th Earl of LincolnHenry Clinton, 7th Earl of Lincoln, KG PC (1684 – 7 September 1728), was the elder survivi
- Henry I of EnglandKing of England from 1100 to 1135
- Henry I of FranceKing of the Franks from 1031 to 1060
- Henry I, Duke of BavariaHenry I (919/921 – 1 November 955), a member of the German royal Ottonian dynasty, was Duk
- Henry II of EnglandKing of England from 1154 to 1189
- Henry II of FranceKing of France from 1547 to 1559
- Henry II, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1014 to 1024
- Henry III of EnglandKing of England from 1216 to 1272
- Henry III of FranceKing of France from 1574 to 1589
- Henry III, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1046 to 1056
- Henry IV of EnglandKing of England from 1399 to 1413
- Henry IV of FranceKing of France from 1589 to 1610
- Henry IV, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1084 to 1105
- Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount PalmerstonPrime Minister of the United Kingdom (1855–1858, 1859–1865)
- Henry KissingerAmerican diplomat and politician (1923–2023)
- Henry Loch, 1st Baron LochHenry Brougham Loch, 1st Baron Loch, GCB, GCMG, PC (23 May 1827 – 20 June 1900) was a Brit
- Henry ParkesAustralian politician (1815–1896)
- Henry PelhamPrime Minister of Great Britain from 1743 to 1754
- Henry the FowlerKing of East Francia from 919 to 936
- Henry the LionDuke of Saxony (r. 1142–80) and Bavaria (r. 1156–80)
- Henry the Young KingJunior King of England from 1170 to 1183
- Henry Unwin AddingtonHenry Unwin Addington (24 March 1790 – 6 March 1870) was a British diplomat and civil serv
- Henry V of EnglandKing of England from 1413 to 1422
- Henry V, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1111 to 1125
- Henry VansittartHenry Vansittart (3 June 1732 – 1770) was an English colonial administrator, who was the G
- Henry VI of EnglandKing of England (1422–1461, 1470–1471)
- Henry VI, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1191 to 1197
- Henry VII, Holy Roman EmperorHoly Roman Emperor from 1312 to 1313
- Henry VIIIKing of England from 1509 to 1547
- HeracliusByzantine emperor from 610 to 641
- Hereditary peerUnited Kingdom aristocrats
- HermansverkHermansverk is the administrative centre of Sogndal Municipality in Vestland County, Norwa
- Hernando SilesPresident of Bolivia from 1926 to 1930
- Herod the Great1st-century BCE king of Judea
- HeshenChinese politician (1750–1799)
- HetephernebtiHetephernebti was a queen of the Third Dynasty of the Old Kingdom of ancient Egypt. She wa
- Heungseon DaewongunRegent of Joseon from 1864 to 1873
- Heydar AliyevPresident of Azerbaijan from 1993 to 2003
- HezqeyasHezqeyas (died 13 September 1813) was Emperor of Ethiopia from 26 July 1789 to January 179
- HiawathaCofounder of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy
- Hideki TojoJapanese general, prime minister from 1941 to 1944
- Hiero II of SyracuseKing of Syracuse (r. c. 271 – 216)
- Hifikepunye PohambaPresident of Namibia from 2005 to 2015
- High Court of FijiThe High Court of Fiji is one of three courts that was established by Chapter 9 of the 199
- Highest military ranksIn many nations, the highest military ranks are classed as being equivalent to, or are off
- Higinio MorínigoPresident of Paraguay from 1940 to 1948
- Hilda ChamberlainCaroline "Hilda" Chamberlain (16 May 1872 – 28 December 1967) was a British political orga
- Hillary ClintonAmerican politician and diplomat (born 1947)
- Himiko3rd-century Queen of Yamataikoku
- Hipólito YrigoyenPresident of Argentina (1916–1922, 1928–1930)
- Hiram IKing of Tyre
- Hiram JohnsonAmerican politician (1866-1945)
- HirohitoEmperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989
- Hispania BaeticaRoman province in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula
- Hissène HabréPresident of Chad from 1982 to 1990
- Historical rankings of prime ministers of the United KingdomSeveral academics, Members of Parliament, the general public, and journalists alike have a
- History of Bolivia (1982–present)The history of Bolivia since 1982 begins with the restorations of democracy after the rule
- History of Haitian nationality and citizenshipThe Republic of Haiti is located on western portion of the island Hispaniola in the Caribb
- History of PeshawarThe history of Peshawar is intertwined with the history of the broader Indian subcontinent
- History of the Republic of SingaporeThe history of the Republic of Singapore began when Singapore separated from the Malaysian
- HIV/AIDS in AfricaHIV/AIDS originated in the early 20th century and has become a major public health concern
- HIV/AIDS in BotswanaBotswana is experiencing one of the most severe HIV/AIDS epidemics in the world. The natio
- HIV/AIDS in EswatiniHIV/AIDS in Eswatini was first reported in 1986 but has since reached epidemic proportions
- HIV/AIDS in NamibiaHIV/AIDS in Namibia is a critical public health issue. HIV has been the leading cause of d
- HIV/AIDS in ZambiaHIV/AIDS is considered the deadliest epidemic in the 21st century. It is transmitted throu
- HMS Andromeda (1784)HMS Andromeda was a 32-gun Hermione-class fifth rate frigate of the Royal Navy. She was la
- HMS Buckingham (1751)HMS Buckingham (later renamed HMS Grampus) was a 70-gun third-rate ship of the line of the
- HMS Pegasus (1779)HMS Pegasus was a 28-gun Enterprise-class sixth rate. This frigate was launched in 1779 at
- Ho Chi MinhLeader of North Vietnam from 1945 to 1969
- HoapiliUlumāheihei Hoapili (c. 1775 – January 3, 1840) was a member of the nobility during the fo
- HohenfinowHohenfinow is a municipality in the Barnim district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is part of
- Hōjō SadatokiHōjō Sadatoki (北条 貞時, January 14, 1272 – December 6, 1311) was the ninth shikken (regent)
- Hōjō TokimuneShikken of the Kamakura shogunate in Japan
- Home MinistryThe Home Ministry (内務省, Naimu-shō) was a Cabinet-level ministry established under the Meij
- Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic SiteThe Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site preserves the Springwood estate i
- Home SecretaryMember of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Hong TaijiFounding emperor of the Qing dynasty
- Hongwu EmperorEmperor of China from 1368 to 1398
- Hongyan (prince)Hongyan (弘曕; 9 May 1733 – 27 April 1765), formally known as Prince Guo, was an imperial pr
- Hongzhi EmperorEmperor of China from 1487 to 1505
- Honnō-jiHonnō-ji (本能寺) is a temple of the Nichiren branch of Buddhism located in Kyoto, Japan.
- Honnō-ji Incident1582 attempted assassination of Oda Nobunaga
- Horacio CartesPresident of Paraguay from 2013 to 2018
- Hosni MubarakPresident of Egypt from 1981 to 2011
- Hôtel des TournellesThe Hôtel des Tournelles (French: ) is a now-demolished collection of buildings in Paris b
- Houari BoumédièneLeader of Algeria from 1965 to 1978
- HouillesHouilles (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-Fr
- House arrestConfinement of a person to their residence by law enforcement authorities
- House of Aisin GioroManchu clan and imperial house of Qing Dynasty
- House of BorgiaItalo-Spanish Renaissance noble family
- House of ÉvreuxThe House of Évreux was a cadet branch of the Capetian dynasty, the royal house of France,
- House of HohenzollernGerman royal and imperial dynasty
- House of LiChinese imperial family
- House of Palatinate-ZweibrückenThe House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken, a branch of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was the ruling d
- House of ZhuChinese imperial family
- Hu YaobangChinese politician (1915–1989)
- Huayna Capac11th Incan emperor (r. 1493–1527)
- Hubert HumphreyVice President of the United States from 1965 to 1969
- Hubert IngrahamBahamian politician (born 1947)
- Hubert MagaDahomey politician, former president (1916–2000)
- Huey LongAmerican politician (1893–1935)
- Hugh CapetKing of the Franks from 987 to 996
- Hugh Gordon CumminsDr. Hugh Gordon Hylvestra Cummins (2 February 1891 – 26 October 1970) was a Barbadian poli
- Hugh of ClunyHugh (13 May 1024 – 29 April 1109), sometimes called Hugh the Great or Hugh of Semur, was
- Hughes, Australian Capital TerritoryHughes is a suburb in the Canberra, Australia district of Woden. The postcode is 2605. The
- Hugo BanzerPresident of Bolivia (1971–1978; 1997–2001)
- Hugo ChávezPresident of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013
- Hugo Fernández FaingoldHugo Fernández Faingold (born 1 March 1947) is a Uruguayan political figure, who served as
- Hulegu KhanWestern Asian Mongol ruler (c. 1217–1265)
- Human rights in the PhilippinesHuman rights in the Philippines are protected by the Constitution and international law, b
- Human rights in ZimbabweThere were widespread reports of systematic and escalating violations of human rights in Z
- HumayunMughal emperor from 1530 to 1540 and from 1555 to 1556
- Humberto de Alencar Castelo BrancoPresident of Brazil from 1964 to 1967
- Hur-ul-Nisa BegumHur-ul-Nisa (30 March 1613 – 5 June 1616) was a Mughal princess, the first daughter of Mug
- Hürrem SultanHaseki Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Hussein el-ShafeiVice President of Egypt (1961–1965; 1968–1975)
- Hussein of JordanKing of Jordan from 1952 to 1999
- Hyde Park Gate51°30′1.3″N 0°10′57.8″W / 51.500361°N 0.182722°W Hyde Park Gate is a street in Central Lon
- Hyder AliSultan of Mysore from 1761 to 1782
- Hyeokgeose of SillaFounding King of Silla (r. 57 BC – 4 AD)
- Hyperinflation in BrazilHyperinflation in Brazil occurred between the first three months of 1990. The monthly infl
- HypsicrateaHypsicratea or Hypsikrateia (Ancient Greek: Ὑψικράτεια, fl. 63 BC), was the concubine, and